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Public health and safety are essential for all Chicagoans to feel protected
and cared for as individuals and as a cohesive community.
Structural racism and other systems of
oppression are the root causes of Chicago’s
gaping health inequities, including inequities
based on gender and income. Health inequities
are the systematic differences in health status
and outcomes across populations that are unfair,
unjust, and remediable.
Life expectancy for Black Chicagoans is
10 years shorter than white residents, according
to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Every year, thousands of Chicagoans die earlier
than they would if there were no health inequities,
which exist across virtually all disease categories.
The inequities persist for violence-related deaths,
especially involving the city’s pervasive gun
violence. Thousands of violent incidents every
year result in hundreds of deaths and injuries,
as well as trauma for individuals and communities.
Black Chicagoans in their late teens are especially
impacted by death by homicide, with rates as
much as 10 times greater than city averages,
according to a recent Northwestern Institute for
Policy Research study. Immigrant Chicagoans
also face particular challenges due to lack of
access to healthcare and little familiarity with how
health and safety systems work.
The Public Health and Safety pillar’s goals are
intended to reduce threats to physical and mental
health, prioritize public health and contribute to
the elimination of inequities in both health and
safety by making health equity a top priority for
the City of Chicago.
Public health and safety are essential for all Chicagoans to feel protected
and cared for as individuals and as a cohesive community.
Structural racism and other systems of
oppression are the root causes of Chicago’s
gaping health inequities, including inequities
based on gender and income. Health inequities
are the systematic differences in health status
and outcomes across populations that are unfair,
unjust, and remediable.
Life expectancy for Black Chicagoans is
10 years shorter than white residents, according
to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Every year, thousands of Chicagoans die earlier
than they would if there were no health inequities,
which exist across virtually all disease categories.
The inequities persist for violence-related deaths,
especially involving the city’s pervasive gun
violence. Thousands of violent incidents every
year result in hundreds of deaths and injuries,
as well as trauma for individuals and communities.
Black Chicagoans in their late teens are especially
impacted by death by homicide, with rates as
much as 10 times greater than city averages,
according to a recent Northwestern Institute for
Policy Research study. Immigrant Chicagoans
also face particular challenges due to lack of
access to healthcare and little familiarity with how
health and safety systems work.
The Public Health and Safety pillar’s goals are
intended to reduce threats to physical and mental
health, prioritize public health and contribute to
the elimination of inequities in both health and
safety by making health equity a top priority for
the City of Chicago.
